Corpus Christi couple could face 99 years in prison in connection with injuring 3-week-old boy

CORPUS CHRISTI - A 3-week-old boy is recovering from injuries in a hospital and his parents sit in jail in connection with harming the newborn, police said.

Corpus Christi police said the couple were arrested at their Alameda Street home Thursday, a day after officers were notified by hospital personnel about the newborn’s injuries, according to a news release. The injuries were considered substantial and were thought to be caused by another person.

Believing the parents were responsible for the injuries, which police did not further detail, officers got an arrest warrant for a 34-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman.

Nathan Rittgers and Glenna Guardado were arrested on suspicion of injury to a child causing serious bodily injury, said an official from the Nueces County Jail, where they were being held on $100,000 bail. The charge is a first-degree felony punishable by as many as 99 years in prison and as much as a $10,000 fine.